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Oscars 2019: Period. End of Sentence, film around menstruation wins big

Period. End of Sentence backed by Indian producer Guneet Monga's Sikhya Entertainment, is about women in India fighting against the deeply rooted stigma of menstruation and delving upon the work of real-life 'Pad Man' Arunachalam Muruganathan

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(L-R) Melissa Berton and Rayka Zehtabchi, winners of Best Documentary Short Subject for Period. End of Sentence., pose in the press room during the 91st Annual Academy Award. Pic/AFP

(L-R) Melissa Berton and Rayka Zehtabchi, winners of Best Documentary Short Subject for Period. End of Sentence., pose in the press room during the 91st Annual Academy Award. Pic/AFP

Period. End of Sentence, an India-set film on the taboos around menstruation and featuring the real 'Pad Man', picked up an Oscar in Documentary Short Subject category at the 91st Academy Awards ceremony.

The film, backed by Indian producer Guneet Monga's Sikhya Entertainment, is about women in India fighting against the deeply rooted stigma of menstruation and delving upon the work of real life 'Pad Man' Arunachalam Muruganathan.

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